World War II- Whitey By Grayzo Mar 12, 1938 Germany Annexes Austria, Third Reich 1939 Manhattan Project Begins Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland, beginning World War II Nov 4, 1939 The Neutrality Act is passed; favors the Allies Jul 18, 1940 Roosevelt wins his third term, USA Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union {6/22/1941 --> 12/5/1941} Dec 7, 1941 Bombing of Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941 United States enters WWII Feb 19, 1942 Internment of Japanese Americans begins May 20, 1942 Japan drives British out of Burma Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway {6/4/1942 --> 6/7/1942} Aug 7, 1942 Americans begin assault on Guadalcanal Feb 2, 1943 Germans surrender at Stalingrad Sep 3, 1943 Allied Forces invade Italy Jun 6, 1944 D-Day landing in France 1945 Nazi death camps liberated Aug 6, 1945 Bombing of Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Bombing of Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 World War II ends Nov 20, 1945 Nuremberg war crimes trials
